قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗاۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ١١٤
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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Each word's meaning and sound
- قَٰلَHe will sayqāla
- إِنNotin
- لَّبِثۡتُمۡyou stayedlabith'tum
- إِلَّاbutillā
- قَلِيلٗاۖa littleqalīlan
- لَّوۡiflaw
- أَنَّكُمۡonly youannakum
- كُنتُمۡ[you]kuntum
- تَعۡلَمُونَknewtaʿlamūna
Tafsir
He will say: “You only stayed in the world for a short period, in which it was easy to persevere upon obedience, if only you knew the length of your stay”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran